Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-05-08
NEW YORK LETTER
A BRILLIANT ENDING TO THR ORA
MATIc SEASON.

Regal Fancies IN House Furnishing
Spinning Yarns 80 no Purpose
sharp's ZONE Life sill
vor Hair, &C.
tCono' pondencc ~ tho Richmond Dispaich.l
Nrw YoaK, Mar :, 1897.
! dCCbt il There c0uld bC fonnd in the
world two men more dissimilar IN all
their characteristics than Henry T..
iiXCy and Lawrence B9rrcu. Both OF
them had what are technically known
IS first nights" on Monday. Mr..
Rarg,t &; produced " Eicnzi for the first
time in New York. and il was done In a
manner betting Interpolation that the
actor has recently gained for thorough
ness, industry. and elaborate historical
research IN the lTodUctiOnoi old plays
Nr Bixcy, WHO dcspiN the usual
amount Oh carp.rg rha. may always he
depended upon a. nssail the name OF n
succtss'ul man. 10 UrQWcS'lOnahly the
most popular actor In America
to-day. returned 90 the theatre where
lie made his ,amc and with the
bmltsQuc that he has already played
here 20 many hundred times. On one
hand was Barrett with q new play and
capable company, and on the other
hand Dixcy with an old play and the
old company at the old stand. Accord
ing 90 all the Tales of the dramatic pro
fcssion and even In accordance with
the ideas Of theatrical spectators, the
new show should have made the greater
hit But il was Dixey that set the
town talking, arda Of hisold triumphs
were renewed In q single night. He IL
once more a familiar figure on Broad
way and Fifth avenue. He Is not only
a hoy I'm years, hat one ia looks too.
To-Day | saw him stroiing a.Ong the
sunny side of Fifth avenue with his
hanG on the collar of an enormous
dog. us lat pushed slightly back on his
forehead, snd li, hand in his pocket
He looked like young collegian on
his way TO the background Dixey's
plans are ambitious lie will make the
BiiCu, in which he now owns a half
interest, the home Of burlesque in New
York.
BARRETT ~ RIESZi.
Eicnzi Is ms Great q spectacular sue
cess as anything recently done here. 1t
is compared iavora0ly with lrving's
productions, and very properly, too,
tor il j. brought forward on q scale OF
maenifceucc TINT las seldom been
cquallcd on the American stage. II has
been the dream of many an actor to
produce a TRAGEDY ON the same scale as
some Of the great Niblo spectacular
pieces, hut Mr.. Harrott was the first to
carry 1t INTO cNocnlon- There are hun
drtOS Of men IN the company. and
the sup rnumcrares and unlmportant
ACTORS L"'c received ~ inIch care rs
though every man occupied rs import
ant position as the star
sta another notable op .nlng was
that o. the LyCoum Theatre. Mana
etr Daniel lIoAnab vino now has
S"nu 'i 5-' - '.i' - Ci,''.s-,' "I'u
reIs If is De- WHO is ,. ,pon,,5le for
"E.ll Kirkc and an t,e other won
Ie-ful successes of TIE Na.li.3n-~quare
Theatre. and hisv.rIict carries unusual
WEIGHT nm the theatrical world. Now
that be- has a th,..lc of his OVID, the
rubic is assured of Mc,s ,Sion Of
new plavs. The first OF these was
"1lc HIGHEST Bidder" q comedy
originally written for Tie late Z. 4.
Soth,rn and played at the Iycoum 10y
his clever and talented SON. The play ia
admirably cast. AMI hits were made by
j. ~. liggott and Nr. lie MOvne.
lut Young SothCm easily carried of
tbe Louors II is hv lone odds the
best work that he has vet done in the
course of two seasons of unquestiOn-
ably arduous cnGeayor iii, comedy
IS original. polished, and. sngularly
enough. funny.
After weeks and months OF absolute
nsipidity the tail end of the season Is
uddenly Enlightened 10y three pro-
Iouuced hits. The vagarIes OF the
dramatic season deiy prediction.
pro,r. p,xctrs ty OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
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o'hcr d"y al one OIL ."' 49, -, ~ ~
concclhS., roc ~ IN .,1 en-, 7,' I,,' rir
N''oi 10 ''l' ''.'i,' 49, ;,.,.;,"5 mo- 10
onto, th. shrine sot apart for the finer
novelties. 1t WAS pitch dark until he
touched an electric hutton and Il
hundred tiny qas-.,ts spmng into
fame. The walls Of the room
were formed Of expensive Turkish
velour curtains. Scaiteredaround were
objects OF great rarity and value.
Gobeiiu tapestries, centuries old; little
Gilt chairs uphols; red IL satin pnnte|
by noted artists long SiIict uoHu q =
jewel-hox sacred TO the memory OF
Marie Autoinettr an ONYX table with
the arms of LOUIS Napoleon and, on I!
What are these? Two silA plush cur
taips hang from brass rod in far
l,,l, corner. II first they were in
visible. hut my -uilo has cunningly
tL,ovo q fash of LIGHT up0n them.